diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/glade/preferences.glade b/src/gnome-utils/glade/preferences.glade
index de4fd4a105..ef7d8a4ac6 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/glade/preferences.glade
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/glade/preferences.glade
@@ -2535,7 +2535,7 @@
 	    <widget class="GtkTable" id="table3">
 	      <property name="border_width">6</property>
 	      <property name="visible">True</property>
-	      <property name="n_rows">15</property>
+	      <property name="n_rows">16</property>
 	      <property name="n_columns">4</property>
 	      <property name="homogeneous">False</property>
 	      <property name="row_spacing">0</property>
@@ -2666,8 +2666,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">1</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
 		</packing>
@@ -2694,8 +2694,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">1</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">9</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">10</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">10</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">11</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
 		</packing>
@@ -2717,8 +2717,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">5</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">6</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">6</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
 		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
@@ -2741,8 +2741,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">6</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">7</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
 		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
@@ -2765,8 +2765,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">7</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">8</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
 		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
@@ -2789,8 +2789,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">8</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">9</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">10</property>
 		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
@@ -2813,8 +2813,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">14</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">15</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">15</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">16</property>
 		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
@@ -2837,8 +2837,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">13</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">14</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">14</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">15</property>
 		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
@@ -2861,8 +2861,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">12</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">13</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">13</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">14</property>
 		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
@@ -2885,8 +2885,8 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">11</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">12</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">12</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">13</property>
 		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
@@ -2914,8 +2914,60 @@
 		<packing>
 		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
 		  <property name="right_attach">2</property>
-		  <property name="top_attach">10</property>
-		  <property name="bottom_attach">11</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">11</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">12</property>
+		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
+		  <property name="y_options"></property>
+		</packing>
+	      </child>
+
+	      <child>
+		<widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="gconf/general/register/tab_includes_transfer_on_memorised">
+		  <property name="visible">True</property>
+		  <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Move to Transfer field when memorised transaction auto filled.</property>
+		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+		  <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab order in_cludes Transfer on Memorised Transactions</property>
+		  <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+		  <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
+		  <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
+		  <property name="active">True</property>
+		  <property name="inconsistent">False</property>
+		  <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+		</widget>
+		<packing>
+		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+		  <property name="right_attach">4</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">3</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">4</property>
+		  <property name="x_padding">12</property>
+		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
+		  <property name="y_options"></property>
+		</packing>
+	      </child>
+
+	      <child>
+		<widget class="GtkLabel" id="label121">
+		  <property name="visible">True</property>
+		  <property name="label" translatable="yes"></property>
+		  <property name="use_underline">False</property>
+		  <property name="use_markup">False</property>
+		  <property name="justify">GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT</property>
+		  <property name="wrap">False</property>
+		  <property name="selectable">False</property>
+		  <property name="xalign">0</property>
+		  <property name="yalign">0.5</property>
+		  <property name="xpad">0</property>
+		  <property name="ypad">0</property>
+		  <property name="ellipsize">PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE</property>
+		  <property name="width_chars">-1</property>
+		  <property name="single_line_mode">False</property>
+		  <property name="angle">0</property>
+		</widget>
+		<packing>
+		  <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+		  <property name="right_attach">1</property>
+		  <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+		  <property name="bottom_attach">5</property>
 		  <property name="x_options">fill</property>
 		  <property name="y_options"></property>
 		</packing>
@@ -2954,7 +3006,7 @@
 	    <widget class="GtkTable" id="table4">
 	      <property name="border_width">6</property>
 	      <property name="visible">True</property>
-	      <property name="n_rows">10</property>
+	      <property name="n_rows">11</property>
 	      <property name="n_columns">4</property>
 	      <property name="homogeneous">False</property>
 	      <property name="row_spacing">0</property>
diff --git a/src/gnome/schemas/apps_gnucash_general.schemas.in b/src/gnome/schemas/apps_gnucash_general.schemas.in
index d3daffab17..8062d64b9d 100644
--- a/src/gnome/schemas/apps_gnucash_general.schemas.in
+++ b/src/gnome/schemas/apps_gnucash_general.schemas.in
@@ -350,6 +350,18 @@
       </locale>
     </schema>
 
+    <schema>
+      <key>/schemas/apps/gnucash/general/register/tab_includes_transfer_on_memorised</key>
+      <applyto>/apps/gnucash/general/register/tab_includes_transfer_on_memorised</applyto>
+      <owner>gnucash</owner>
+      <type>bool</type>
+      <default>FALSE</default>
+      <locale name="C">
+        <short>Move to Transfer field when memorised transaction auto filled</short>
+        <long>If active then after a memorised transaction is automatically filled in the cursor will move to the Transfer field. If not active then it skips to the value field.</long>
+      </locale>
+    </schema>
+
     <schema>
       <key>/schemas/apps/gnucash/general/register/use_new_window</key>
       <applyto>/apps/gnucash/general/register/use_new_window</applyto>
diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
index f9a52fbea3..827ea08af2 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
@@ -857,13 +857,17 @@ gnc_split_register_auto_completion (SplitRegister *reg,
 
         gnc_resume_gui_refresh ();
 
-        /* now move to the non-empty amount column */
-        amount = xaccSplitGetAmount (blank_split);
-        cell_name = (gnc_numeric_negative_p (amount)) ? CRED_CELL : DEBT_CELL;
-
-        if (gnc_table_get_current_cell_location (reg->table, cell_name,
-                                                 &new_virt_loc))
-          *p_new_virt_loc = new_virt_loc;
+        /* now move to the non-empty amount column unless config setting says not */
+        if ( !gnc_gconf_get_bool(GCONF_GENERAL_REGISTER,
+				  "tab_includes_transfer_on_memorised", NULL) )
+        {
+          amount = xaccSplitGetAmount (blank_split);
+          cell_name = (gnc_numeric_negative_p (amount)) ? CRED_CELL : DEBT_CELL;
+  
+          if (gnc_table_get_current_cell_location (reg->table, cell_name,
+                                                   &new_virt_loc))
+            *p_new_virt_loc = new_virt_loc;
+        }
       }
 
     break;